Full name Martin Ruiz Sanchez Playing position Name Martin Ruiz | Place of birth Murcia, Spain Current team Mumbai City F.C. | |
Date of birth January 11, 1973 (age 42) | ||
Martin Ruiz Sanchez or Martin Ruiz (borned 11th January 1973) is a Spanish professional football manager and coach. After a long relationship with football as player he defined his future by preparing himself for goalkeeping coaching.
Starting in grassroots teams, then he moved to regional and national squads at top youth level. Two years later, after a stint in the Third division of Spanish football, he progressed to Second Division teams.
After qualifying as a top goalkeeper coach by the REFF Spanish Federation in 2008, he continued sharing his knowledge, experience and passion around the world. He has managed in different countries and cultures such as Spain, England, Thailand, Slovakia, Hungary, China, Romania and India.
He is a UEFA B licensed coach and Secretary of the Spanish National Association of Goalkeeper Coaches, ANTEEPF
He is also holder of a Psychology degree in 'Dealing with football players' by University of Madrid.
Invited to conferences as a speaker, he is also a regular assistant to national and international symposiums about goalkeeping coaching and football.